DOVER — A city court hearing concerning a 16-year-old who was stunned by a law enforcement officer using a Taser was continued to Dec. 5. The hearing was originally scheduled for Monday.

The incident, which occurred Sept. 13, was the focus of October’s Dover City Council meeting, with the youth’s family detailing the event to aldermen.

The boy’s family said the youth and his mother were walking their dog about 9:30 p.m. in their neighborhood when they were stopped by an officer from the Dover Marshal’s Office. A Pope County Sheriff’s deputy and state trooper arrived after the marshal requested backup, and the teen was stunned by one of the assisting officers, the boy’s family told alderman.

The teen is being represented by attorney Michael Lamoureux, according to District Court Judge Don Bourne, who serves as judge of Dover City Court. Attempts to contact Lamoureux by phone were unsuccessful Monday.

The Dover Marshal’s Office has declined to provide copies of the police report concerning the event, citing an ongoing investigation.

Whitney Snipes and Lindsey Williams contributed information to this report.